585 posts categorized "Podcasts"

February 1, 2015

Cross-functionality and inter-connectivity will drive growth in technology and consumer electronics in Latin America in 2015. Consumers expect their devices to cohabitate and collaborate with each other. For entertainment companies, multi-platform functionality is increasingly important.

January 30, 2015

Hair care appliances have a 243% penetration rate in the US market. Consumers are purchasing multiples as products are becoming more multifunctional, adding features like speed, power or moisturizing care. The biggest growth markets for haircare appliances in the next few years will be in the Middle East and Africa as western lifestyle influence and growing expat population drive consumer demand.

January 29, 2015

Southwest is among the largest low-cost airlines in the world. Over the years, Southwest has been focused on developing its domestic market, but now the company is beginning to push international expansion very aggressively. The airline is additionally expanding its positioning in the domestic market through increased capacity in major airports and trying to lure more business travellers on board. Listen to the podcast to complete insights.

January 26, 2015

Chinese parents concerned about multiple milk formula scandals and product recalls from local brands are looking to source their infants' nutrition elsewhere. This has led to rapid growth in imported brands from Australia and other nearby regional markets as well as an active grey market. Listen to the podcast for complete insights.

January 24, 2015

This podcast discussed how to determine if a country's business environment is improving, which countries are seeing improvement in 2015 and the factors motivating this change in each market. While emerging markets are the obvious choice when companies consider expansion, neither should developed markets be excluded from consideration. Listen for complete insights.

January 22, 2015

In 2015, the world's cities will see rising urban populations, witness an economic slowdown in Asia, and be subjected to persistently weak growth in the Eurozone. In fact, in 2015, the global urban population is forecast to expand by as much as 77 million people. This podcast discuses the impact these trends will have on the world's major urban economies.

January 15, 2015

Target Corp has recently announced the closure of its stores in Canada, after less than 2 years in operation. Svetlana Uduslivaia, senior analyst at Euromonitor International, discusses reasons for the retailer's poor performance in Canada, from general macro-trends to the retailer's lack of clear strategies in a highly developed marketplace in the country.

January 12, 2015

We will see huge growth in mobile internet subscribers in emerging economies in 2015. Global mobile internet penetration rate will break the 1/3 barrier this year. 2015 will be a record year for communications spend in emerging economies. Additionally, the global e-commerce market will reach a total value of US$1 trillion this year. Listen to the podcast for complete insights.

January 11, 2015

In November 2014, global food commodities prices rose for the first time in seven months while oil prices continued to fall. Listen to this podcast for insight into trends driving prices of soy, grains, salmon and other food categories as well as how fracking is motivating changes in oil prices.

Podcast features An Hodgson - Industry, Infrastructure and Environment Manager